Year: 2016
32-year-old marriage to be dissolved over sex starvation
A 64-year-old man, Mustafa Ariori, on Wednesday urged a Lagos Island Customary Court, Lagos State, to dissolve his 32-year-old marriage…
Child abuse caused by religion & culture Group says
A Kaduna-based NGO, All Children Charity International Foundation, has attributed the high rate of child abuse in the country to…
Transfers: Chelsea, Arsenal battle to sign Alvaro Morata
Arsenal and Chelsea could go head to head in the race to sign 23-year-old Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, who says…
Professional boxers to compete at Rio Olympics
Professional boxers can compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sport’s governing body ruled in a…
Nigeria urges ACP to focus on technology, trade, development
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has urged The African, Caribbean & Pacific Group of States, ACP, to focus its…
Reps to investigate alleged herdsmen attack in Ekiti
The House of Representatives has resolved to constitute an ad hoc committee to investigate the remote causes of the recent…
20,000 children trapped in Fallujah- UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 20,000 children were currently trapped in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah,…
Osun monarch calls for toll collection on new roads
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Rasheed Akanbi, has advocated collection of tolls on all new roads in Osun to generate…
Fayose’s SA on Parliamentary Matters resigns
The Special Assistant on Parliamentary Matters to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Samuel Ajibola, has resigned his appointment. According to Ajibola in…
Navy interrogates NNPC pipeline attack suspects in Delta
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA, has interrogated seven suspects over various criminal activities in the coastal region of Delta.…
Kebbi swear-in 7 new commissioners
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, on Wednesday urged commissioners in the state to ensure discipline, prudence and accountability in the…
Nigeria, South Africa trade volume hit N1.3 trillion
The volume of trade between Nigeria and South Africa rose to N1.3 trillion about (R.62 billion) in 2015, the South…
Hausa/Fulani community in C/River appeals for grazing land
The Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River has appealed to Gov. Ben Ayade to allocate a portion of land to herdsmen…
Code of conduct tribunal adjourns Saraki’s trial indefinitely
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday adjourned the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, indefinitely, after a star witness…
Police re-opens PDP’s national secretariat
Nine days after shutting the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was yesterday reopened. The…
Obasanjo’s inappropriate criticism of Justice Muhammed Idris
By Kolawole Olaniyan Former president Olusegun Obasanjo recently launched a stinging attack on the authority of the Federal High Court…
Why we killed 5 MASSOB/IPOB members-Army
The Nigerian Army has stated its own version of what happened at Nkpor-Agu, Anambra State on Democracy Day during which…
NYSC appeals to prospective Corps Members to be patient
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to the 2016 Stream 2 Batch A prospective Corps Members to be…
Wike planning to disrupt Buhari’s visit, UNEP cleanup of Ogoniland, says APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike…
Niger Delta Avengers bomb Chevron oil wells again
The Niger Delta Avengers has launched a fresh attack on Chevron’s oil pipeline in Warri North Local Government Area of…
WHO declares Guinea free of Ebola Virus
The Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, the second time the West…
INEC to conclude suspended elections before July 31
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conclude the suspended elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states…
I Am Cait: Nigerians’ Selective Anger
Livinus Acholonu Last week’s announcement by MultiChoice that it was discontinuing I Am Cait, which showed on E! Entertainment on…
Pictures: Buhari receives southeast group for change
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 31 May, received the south-east group for change led by the former Senate President, Ken…
Stop Biafra agitators, Okogie tells Buhari
Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to quell the agitation for…
8 oil companies gets bench warrant from National Assembly
The National Assembly joint Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday, issued bench warrant on eight oil companies…
Atiku to Nigerians, “give Buhari a pass mark”
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday urged Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari a “pass mark” for his efforts in…
UAE minister happy with oil market
The UAE Minister of Energy, Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui has expressed his satisfaction with the state of things at the…
Top socialite, Abisola Kola-Daisi steps out in a N1.5 M Mini Dress
Abisola Kola-Daisi, a fashion influencer, shoe entrepreneur, top socialite and one of the daughters of Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi,…
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Queen Elizabeth II & her dogs cover Vanity Fair Magazine’s Latest Issue
UK’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is looking gorgeous as poses for the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine’s latest…